Sharp County record., 1887-09-01

and then she kissed US good.by and ss waa,
asleep as a child in cradle.n "Sa'
What made her so composedp N..
courageI
"No," you say, smother was yerv ~.
GUS; when the carriage inclined To tba a'i,' 'I,
of the road she would cry out; she W. w. slq' .
ways rather weakly" d.
What, then, gave her composure, "
it because she did not care much for Va va
and the pangs of parting were not a,,.! wy
"Oh," you say, "she showered upoD 1o'@N !"
wealth of affection; no mother -. y
loved her children more than mother lor, .S,
US; she showed it by the way she nn,,'s ~,
US when we were sick, and she toiled ~ y
US until her strength gave out" w
What, then, was it that gave her No..
posure in the last hour? Do not bida% % y
Be frank and let me know. "a
"Oh," you say, it was because sba ~.
so good; she made the Lord her nortio-
and she had faith that she would y
straight to glory and that we shouH :, ~
meet her at last at the foot of the tbroDs N n
Here are people who say: 81 saw +,
Christian brother die, and he triumpbsds y
And some one else: 81 saw a Christ,
sister die, and she triumphed.n
Some one else will say: 81 saw cb,,
tian daughter die, and she triumphedu
Come, all ye who have seen the last ma
ments of Christian, and give testimon,
in this cause on trial. Uncover Won,
heads, put your hand on the old fsmH,
Bible, from which they used to re,s
the promises, and promise in the presqDr
of high Heaven that you will tn
the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth. With what von
have seen with your own eyes, and from
what you have heard with your own esn
is there power in this Gospel to give calm.
ness and triumph in the last exigeDcv
The response comes from all sides, from
young and old, and middle-aged:
We are witnesses. Y
You see, my friends, l have not put b.
fore you an abstraction, or chimera, o
any thing like guess work. Ipresent yl
affidavits of the best men and women Iv
ing or dead. Two witnesses in court viii
establish fact. Here are not two Wit
nesses, but thousands of Witnesses
earth millions Of witnesses, and in Heaya
a great multitude Of witnesses that 10
man can number, testifying that there hl
power in this religion to convert the soul
to give comfort in trouble and to afNii
composure in the last hour.
If ten men should come to you when yu
are sick with appalling sickness, and ay
they had the same sickness, and tOokij
certain medicine and it cured them, yal
would probably take it. Now suppose tg .
other men should come up and say:
"We don't believe there is any thing II
that medicine"
"Well," l say have you ever tried it%
"No. never tried it, but don't beleB
there is any thing in it."
OF course you discredt their TESTIMONY! !!
The skeptic may come and say;
"There is no power in your religion
"Have you ever tried it"
"No, no."
| "Then, avaunt"
Let me take the testimony Of the emillos, I
of souls that have been converted TO I'D !,
and comforted in trial, and solaced nm /.
last hour. We will take their testim'I
as they cry: !
We are witnesses
Some time ago Prof. Henry, Of Washis''
ton, discovered a new star, and the tidhp,c
spread by submarine telegram, and aln
observatories of Europe were watching =
that new star. Oh, hearer, looking ~
through the darkness Of thy soul, csn
thou see a bright light beaming on thee !, =
"Where" you say, "where' HoV% Z
find it?" D.. /
Look along by the line Of the cross o. =
Son of God. Do you not see him trena4 j
with all tenderness and beaming VIII :,
hope? It is the Star of Bethlehem.
Deep horror then my vitals froze, IL,
Death-struck, ceased the tide 10 sven a.
When suddenly star arose :,
It was the Star OF Bethlehem. =
Oh, hearer, get your eye on IL " :, !.
easier for you now to become ChrlsNt l.
than it Is to stay away from Chrah al
Heaven. When Nine. Sontag began
musical career she was hissed Of the W.. Z.
at Vienna by the friends OF her W. -
Amelia Steininger, who had alreau, 5
gun to decline through her dissPs., L.
Years passed on, and one day Nine ! "a a,
tag, in her glory, was riding througIl !
streets Of Berlin, when she saw " a.,
child leading a blind woman an1 10,
| said: hi
"Come here, my little child, come % w.
Who is that you are leading by the naN 81,
And the little child replied; lar
"That's my mother; that's Amels'I 4
niger. She used to be great slngH, Jit. 10
she lost her voice, and she cried 50 / h
about it that she lost her eyeslgh. a Z
"Give my love to her." said MmS "a,
tag, "and tell her an old acqualn''H" q
call on her this afternoon" b q
The next week in Berlin vast a .
blage gathered at a benefit ior We, y,lns.
blind woman, and it was said 'nI s. It'll,
Sontag sang that night as ~ nj vill
never sung before. And snS .,is N inc
skilled oculist, who in VAN v" rel
give eyesight to the poor Ssspp
woman. Until the day OF Ameil' ,,r I
inger's death, Nine. Sontag toVa Dtop
her, and her daughter after 9tS i5 Ian
was what the queen of song dlu 1t Il
enemy. ., story an
But, oh, hear more thrilling ,%s ,So1 !. P'
Blind, immortal, poor and lost, 'uS u.ir,, Jed
when the world and Christ were lam
thy heart, didst hiss thy Lolu a .irBB hes
Christ comes now to give tne' n gar the
give thee home, to give tneo ,osiru
With more than Sontag's gerWuith With
comes now to meet your need' '" pM D
than Sontag's music he con'' filet
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